PM Orders Inquiry into Civil Aviation Division

Prime Minister, Dr Derek Sikua, has ordered an inquiry into the management and operations of the Civil Aviation Division in the Ministry of Communication and Aviation.

The action was taken after a row erupted between senior officials of the division and their permanent secretary, Jeffery Wickham.

Chair of the newly established Civil Aviation Authority, attorney-general Gabriel Suri has been appointed chair of the internal inquiry panel.

Dr Sikua directed the attorney-general to produce a terms of reference for the inquiry.

A statement from the Prime Minister's Office quotes the attorney-general as saying, the terms of reference will not be confined to the complaints made against the Permanent Secretary.

He says it will also enquire into the entire management and the operations of the Civil Aviation Division and Authority. This includes complaints raised against the permanent secretary, officers, consultants, advisors, staff and other persons of interest.

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Dr Sikua has directed the attorney-general to produce a terms of reference for the inquiry.